Nigeria’s Omotayo, Edem qualify for Olympic Games
Two Nigerian players, Olajide Omotayo and Offiong Edem, have joined the list of African players that have qualified for the table tennis event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Both …
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Aruna Quadri reclaims African title in Rwanda
Six years after losing his crown, Nigerian table tennis legend Quadri Aruna on Tuesday reclaimed the ITTF Africa Cup title after winning the 2024 edition at BK Arena in Kigali, …
Toriola speaks on new coaching role as Nigerian players gun for glory in Rwanda
Nigerian table tennis legend Segun Toriola, now the national team’s head coach, has his sights set firmly on the future. Toriola, while speaking at the ongoing 2024 ITTF Africa Cup …
Human rights group begins legal action over UK’s Rwanda migrant policy, before PM Sunak can launch plan
Human rights group Asylum Aid said on Friday it had launched a legal challenge against the British government’s policy of sending asylum seekers to Rwanda, which Prime Minister Rishi Sunak …
UK begins detaining migrants set to be deported to Rwanda
British authorities have started to detain migrants in preparation for them to be sent to Rwanda in the next nine to 11 weeks, the government said on Wednesday, laying the …
U.K. government shares video of first migrant detentions under controversial Rwanda plan, calls it a milestone
London — The British government released video clips Wednesday of what it said were the first detentions of migrants in the country without permission under a highly controversial new program that …
UK sends first asylum seeker to Rwanda
Britain has sent its first asylum seeker to Rwanda under a voluntary scheme, The Sun newspaper reported on Tuesday, saying the unnamed migrant was flown out of the country on …
African nation threatens Apple with legal action over alleged “blood minerals” in its gadgets
Johannesburg — The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has threatened U.S. tech giant Apple with legal action over what it says are “illegally exploited” minerals from the impoverished nation …
What is the U.K. plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda?
London — The British parliament passed a law late Monday that will mean asylum seekers arriving on British shores without prior permission can be sent to Rwanda and forbidden from …
1 child among 5 killed crossing English Channel, hours after UK approved deportation bill
At least five migrants, including a child, died overnight during an attempt to cross the Channel from France to Britain, a French police source said on Tuesday. The source, who …